Wednesday, December 9, 2015094“Jesus Christ is the face of the Father’s mercy,” the opening words of the Holy Father’s Bull Misericordiae Vultus, establishing the Jubilee Year of Mercy. ”...
Tuesday, December 1, 20150302Pope Francis came as a pilgrim where Jesus had come as a refugee. Joseph and Mary fled to Africa to seek refuge from Herod’s slaughter of the children of Bethlehem....
Wednesday, October 28, 20150162If you want to experience the Church in both its diversity and unity, the place to do it is the annual University of Dallas Ministry Conference. For three days last...
Friday, October 16, 2015052Sharing with you what I consider the core message of Pope Francis’ many talks and homilies during his visit to our nation has been very important, but I want to return...
Friday, October 2, 20150228It has been said that “God writes straight with crooked lines.” It occurred to me this past week that one of God’s crooked lines was behind Fray Junipero Serra...
Thursday, October 1, 2015042What a wonderful experience of being Catholic this past week has been; overwhelming, but exhilarating! The visit of Pope Francis had a positive impact on both Catholics...
Thursday, September 17, 20150268We simply cannot ignore the suffering of these brothers and sisters. Evil has happened in history because good people did not stand up in time to stop it. Sometimes we...
If you want to hide something that is morally evil, give it a good name. Collateral damage means innocent bystanders who were killed in a military or terrorist attack;...